Koyasan Cable Car
南海高野山ケーブル
The cable car climbs from Gokurakubashi station at a steep grade of about 568‰ to Koyasan station in about five minutes. It is the essential route up to Mount Koya.
From Namba, take the Nankai Kōya Line limited express 'Kōya' for about 1 hour 20 minutes to Gokurakubashi station, then transfer to the cable car. It climbs about 330 m along a track with a maximum gradient of about 568‰, covering roughly 0.8 km in about 5 minutes to Koyasan station. The cars were renewed in 2019, and the windows look out onto dense cedar forest. At the top, transfer to a Nankai forest bus for about 10 minutes to the town centre. The Koyasan World Heritage Ticket, which covers the round-trip train, cable car and mountain bus, is better value.
Opening hours
Operates with Nankai Line timetable (approx. 05:30–22:30)
Nearby sights
- Nyonindo Hall
- Tokugawa Mausoleum
- Danjo Garan & Konpon Daito
- Kongobu-ji Temple
- Daimon Gate
- Koyasan Daishi Kyokai
- Koyasan Reihokan Museum
- Kongo Sanmai-in Temple